Color Dare #300--Bashful, Mink and Pacifica

The Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team is celebrating our 300th challenge with a prize giveaway!  We've made lots of changes over the years and we are happy to still be going strong.  Although we LOVE Close to My Heart colors and products you don't need to use them to join in the fun--just use similar colors without adding new colors to your creation.  (It is always acceptable to use Black and White Daisy to any of our color challenges unless specified not to). 

This fortnight we are challenging you to combine these fabulous Close to My Heart colors:

My card features stamps from last year's Constant Campaign called "From the Heart".  The background panel is Bashful Card Stock that was randomly stamped with a flower in Bashful Pigment Ink and then Clear Embossed.  Next Pacifica Ink was rubbed over the flowers with a Sponge Dauber to make the flowers "pop".  The Pacifica frame is accented with Bashful Pearls.  The greeting and flower spray on the Mink panel was stamped with Pacifica Pigment Ink and clear embossed.

Here is another view so you can see how shiny the Clear Embossed Pacifica Pigment ink is:

Please head on over to the Color My Heart Challenge Blog to read about the Prize Giveaway details and to get creative inspiration from our fabulous Design Team.  Our challenge will remain open until Thursday evening, July 19 at 10 PM CT so you have plenty of time to play along.  We can't wait to see what you create!

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Incy Wincy Designs--Use Flowers

     A Bit More Time to Craft--Anything Goes

     World Wide Open Design Team Challenge--

          Anything Goes

     Crafting By Designs--Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Tea-rrific Card for March Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to the March Joyful Stars Blog Hop! We are a group of Close to My Heart consultants who share something each month on the 9th and at 9PM EST. If you are coming from Betty Locco's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is also on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!

My card features the fabulous March stamp of the month called "Tea--rrific". It is a set of 11 stamps which is available in March only for just $5 with a $50 CTMH purchase.

I wanted my teacup to look like it was porcelain so after it was colored with Shin Han Touch Markers and fussy cut I smooshed the piece into Versamark Ink and then applied Clear Detail Embossing Powder and heat set.  Here is a closeup view of the shiny surface of the teacup.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Tea-rrific Stamps 

     Dreamin' Big paper
     Glacier CS
     Poppy CS
     Memento Black Ink
     Shin Han Touch Markers: Vivid Green, Golden                Yellow, Carmine, Light Orange

     Versamark Ink

     Clear Detail Embossing Powder

      

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also entering this card into Addicted to Stamps and More--Make Your Mark challenge, Crafty Gals Corner--Polka Dots and/or Stripes, The Paper Shelter--Circles, Dots and/or Stripes and Try it on Tuesday--Time for Tea.

Now it's time to hop on over to my friend Jennifer Benner's blog.  I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she shares.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie 

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Happy Autumn Flowers in Barn Red for Color Dare #72

This card was made following the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #31 two weeks ago for this week's Color My Heart Color Dare.  I stamped the background flowers from Happy Autumn in Versamark ink and clear embossed over Champagne CS and then sponged with Barn Red Ink to give the details. The background mats are Barn Red CS.  The greeting stamp is A True Thank You.  Other accessories are Neutral Assortment Baker's Twine and 3D Foam Tape.

I'm also entering this card into a new blog challenge I found called Sarah Hurleys Challenges #87 which challenges us to "Create Your Own Background."

Stop by Friday morning for a new Color My Heart Color Dare post and on Sunday morning for a new color challenge for Sunday Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Color Dare #47--Just Honey With Emboss Resist Technique

This week at Color My Heart Color Dare the challenge is to make a card featuring the Close To My Heart color Honey.  You may add neutrals such as black, white, chocolate, cocoa and bamboo but the only "color" of the card should be Honey (or similar color if you don't have it).  I used Versamark ink and Clear Detail Embossing Powder to stamp the two images from Beautiful Friendship in opposite corners. Next I applied Honey ink using a sponge dauber and the embossed area remained white.  The greeting is from Casual Expressions and was stamped in Black ink.  The tied ribbon is Color Ready Seam Binding which is white.  Once again I used my sponge dauber to apply Honey ink over a craft mat.  I just rubbed it on--it was really easy to do.  This White Daisy panel was then mounted onto Honey CS.  The final accents on this card are  Opaque Licorice Adhesive Gems.

Now head on over to Color My Heart Color Dare and check out what the rest of the fabulous design team has created.  We hope you can join in on the fun!  Just link your papercrafted creation up by Thursday evening, June 20 at 9PM CST.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie